distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be able to manage somehow or another
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to shine in (light); to illuminate
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
calm; composed; cool; quiet
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over